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Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

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p.31 #1 · p.31 #1 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

TheEyesHaveIt wrote:
I ended up buying the SR and love it. So much so, that I am likely selling my FLE soon.

Welcome to the club!

...but I'm not parting with my FLE. It delivers a completely different look, even though it has the same focal length and aperture.

Sep 09, 2024 at 06:35 PM

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p.31 #2 · p.31 #2 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

I've pondered parting with my FLE but I just can't do it. I do use the SR more, though.

Sep 09, 2024 at 06:37 PM

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p.31 #3 · p.31 #3 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

Fred Miranda wrote:
Welcome to the club!

...but I'm not parting with my FLE. It delivers a completely different look, even though it has the same focal length and aperture.

I agree at 1.4/2.0/2.8, but beyond that, do you feel the same? I did some comparison shots and found minimal differences. I'm looking at getting the APO instead as an alternate 35 to the SR.

Sep 09, 2024 at 07:58 PM

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p.31 #4 · p.31 #4 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

TheEyesHaveIt wrote:
I agree at 1.4/2.0/2.8, but beyond that, do you feel the same? I did some comparison shots and found minimal differences. I'm looking at getting the APO instead as an alternate 35 to the SR.

That's what I am contemplating too. When wife forgets about the lenses I have purchased recently I am going to add a APO 35 to company the SR

Sep 09, 2024 at 08:03 PM

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p.31 #5 · p.31 #5 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

Well I have the APO as well and I still haven't parted with my FLE so perhaps let that be a warning

It is likely inevitable that I sell it, though, once I get over the mental hurdle.

Sep 10, 2024 at 05:26 PM

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p.31 #6 · p.31 #6 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

rollei35_warton wrote:
That's what I am contemplating too. When wife forgets about the lenses I have purchased recently I am going to add a APO 35 to company the SR

When you have enough lenses, your wife will stop counting and just assume they’re all the same. She’ll probably start calling them 'those things' with a knowing smile.

Sep 15, 2024 at 12:12 PM

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p.31 #7 · p.31 #7 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

I’ve shared this information elsewhere but thought it might also be helpful to FM members who own this lens and want to use the OLLUX hood with a UV filter.

Unfortunately, the ultra slim EINS filter does not work with either hood. Despite being thin (1.1mm), it shifts the lens pin position, preventing proper attachment of the hood. However, if you want to use a UV filter with the OLLUX, you can place a B+W 43mm UV filter upside down inside the lens. The hood attaches without any issues, and the filter stays in place once the hood is on.

This method is safe and does not risk contacting the lens front element. Just reverse the filter so that the rear threads are on top. The slim B+W filter fits perfectly, though I haven’t tested other UV filter brands. It leaves no marks on the lens and has worked well for me many times with the OLLUX.

Here are some images showing the B+W UV filter (43mm) in the reversed position inside the lens, and with the OLLUX hood attached.

B+W 43mm UV filter upside down inside the lens

The hood attaches without any issues, and the filter stays in place once the hood is on

View from above with UV filter and OLLUX hood attached

Sep 15, 2024 at 01:01 PM

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p.31 #8 · p.31 #8 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

Fred Miranda wrote:
I’ve shared this information elsewhere but thought it might also be helpful to FM members who own this lens and want to use the OLLUX hood with a UV filter.

Unfortunately, the ultra slim EINS filter does not work with either hood. Despite being thin (1.1mm), it shifts the lens pin position, preventing proper attachment of the hood. However, if you want to use a UV filter with the OLLUX, you can place a B+W 43mm UV filter upside down inside the lens. The hood attaches without any issues, and the filter stays in place once the hood is on.

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This is nice only that I need to find a 43 b+w filter.
But how is this 43 filter being held in place? there is no external thread on the front end of the filter, is it just drop in? wouldn't it fall out?

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Sep 15, 2024 at 01:05 PM

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p.31 #9 · p.31 #9 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

Fred Miranda wrote:
When you have enough lenses, your wife will stop counting and just assume they’re all the same. She’ll probably start calling them 'those things' with a knowing smile.

Well I have been playing this trick for years, buying all the Ms in black color so that she thought they were just one camera. Until a couple of years ago I couldn't pass a good deal on a silver chrome M-A, then she noticed. And then I confessed it's a cheap Leica mechanical only film camera, costing couple of hundreds dollars.
She didn't say anything but giving me a "you think I am stupid" kind of look. I knew I was busted.

Sep 15, 2024 at 01:18 PM

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p.31 #10 · p.31 #10 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

rollei35_warton wrote:
This is nice only that I need to find a 43 b+w filter.
But how is this 43 filter being held in place? there is no external thread on the front end of the filter, is it just drop in? wouldn't it fall out?

Yes, you simply drop it in. It will fall out if the OLLUX is not attached and you turn the camera upside down.

However, when the hood is attached, it’s secure and has no play inside the lens.

Sep 15, 2024 at 01:38 PM

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p.31 #11 · p.31 #11 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

Here are a few samples from today, taken with the SR wide open at a 0.75m minimum focus distance. Focus was achieved using the M10-R rangefinder.

LEICA M10-R Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 lens 35mm f/2.0 1/2000s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

LEICA M10-R Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 lens 35mm f/2.4 1/2000s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

LEICA M10-R Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 lens 35mm f/2.4 1/2000s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

LEICA M10-R Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 lens 35mm f/1.4 1/4000s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

Sep 15, 2024 at 02:19 PM

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p.31 #12 · p.31 #12 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

The bokeh is so interesting on this lens!

Sep 16, 2024 at 12:43 AM

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p.31 #13 · p.31 #13 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

I want that lens so bad, I don’t even like 35mm.

Sep 16, 2024 at 02:35 PM

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p.31 #14 · p.31 #14 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

chocolates wrote:
The bokeh is so interesting on this lens!

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Sonnar-7 wrote:
I want that lens so bad, I don’t even like 35mm.

Yes, the rendering has structure but is more painterly and never distracting. The glow on the subject always adds an ethereal look. Stopping down to f/1.7 noticeably "corrects" this effect, but the out-of-focus rendering remains pleasant.

Sep 16, 2024 at 04:05 PM

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p.31 #15 · p.31 #15 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

Almost made up my mind to buy this 35mm, with an M11-D, a big purchase 🤞🏼

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Yes, the rendering has structure but is more painterly and never distracting. The glow on the subject always adds an ethereal look. Stopping down to f/1.7 noticeably "corrects" this effect, but the out-of-focus rendering remains pleasant.

Sep 30, 2024 at 05:58 AM

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p.31 #16 · p.31 #16 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

The Re-Edition Summilux-M Steel Rim 35 is the only Leica-brand lens that I have bought new, rather than pre-owned. I have absolutely no regrets or buyer’s remorse; this is a wonderful lens, with a “just-right” amount of character, for a 35mm lens to be used while walking-about, and, for my idea of at least some intentionally planned landscape images.

I was born in 1961, so, can imagine that my father might have used an original Steel Rim Summilux, had he been “into” serious photography, in his day.

Edited to add: The “character” of the Re-Edition Summilux-M Steel Rim is, of course, much different than that of my first and still-favorite Leica lens, the Summilux-M 50mm ASPH, but, I do not desire that all of my M-mount lenses have the same rendering or character. Such terms as “comprehensive body of work,” and “personal style,” remain foreign concepts, to me.

Sep 30, 2024 at 10:40 AM

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p.31 #17 · p.31 #17 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

Hi, I might have missed if you have already said but is the hood necessary on this lens?
FYI- I just ordered myself the new b+w t-pro clear filter, which has titanium finish instead of regular black and will probably match the lens somewhat

Fred Miranda wrote:
Yes, you simply drop it in. It will fall out if the OLLUX is not attached and you turn the camera upside down.

However, when the hood is attached, it’s secure and has no play inside the lens.

Sep 30, 2024 at 04:05 PM

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p.31 #18 · p.31 #18 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

MCMXCAD wrote:
Hi, I might have missed if you have already said but is the hood necessary on this lens?
FYI- I just ordered myself the new b+w t-pro clear filter, which has titanium finish instead of regular black and will probably match the lens somewhat

I would use it without the hood unless you’re looking to protect the lens from bumps. One of the defining character traits of the Steel Rim is the rainbow reflected flare from the outer rim of the lens. Putting a filter and hood will make that less prominent if it even shows up at all.

The T Pro B&W filter has been around a long time. I don’t think the coatings are as new as their Master series clear filters. But other than a Leica brand silver filter, the T Pro is about as matching as it gets.

Sep 30, 2024 at 04:21 PM

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p.31 #19 · p.31 #19 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

RexGig0 wrote:
The Re-Edition Summilux-M Steel Rim 35 is the only Leica-brand lens that I have bought new, rather than pre-owned. I have absolutely no regrets or buyer’s remorse; this is a wonderful lens, with a “just-right” amount of character, for a 35mm lens to be used while walking-about, and, for my idea of at least some intentionally planned landscape images.

I was born in 1961, so, can imagine that my father might have used an original Steel Rim Summilux, had he been “into” serious photography, in his day.

Edited to add: The “character” of the Re-Edition Summilux-M Steel Rim is, of course, much...Show more →

Good write up on the 35- Its a winner for sure!

Sep 30, 2024 at 04:29 PM

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p.31 #20 · p.31 #20 · Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 Steel Rim lens

Amazing photos here! Gonna post some of mine soon!

Oct 04, 2024 at 09:46 AM

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